Olenyok

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Olenyok is a remote settlement in the Sakha Republic of Russia, located in the Arctic region and known for its extremely harsh climate and traditional Indigenous (Evenki and Yakut) culture.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Yakut 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inhabited locality of Russia
rural locality
settlement
administrativeStatus administrative center of Olenyoksky District
climate extremely harsh climate
subarctic climate
climateZone permafrost zone
continent Asia
country Russia
environment tundra and taiga landscape
ethnicComposition Evenks
surface form: Evenki

Yakut
federalSubject Sakha Republic
governingBody local rural administration
hasCulturalPractice reindeer herding traditions
traditional Evenki and Yakut festivals
hasEducationalFacility local school
hasFeature limited transport accessibility
remote location
hasMedicalFacility rural health post
indigenousCulture Evenki culture
Sakha (Yakut) people
surface form: Yakut culture
infrastructureCharacteristic basic utilities and services
isAdministrativeCenterOf Olenyoksky District NERFINISHED
languageUsed Evenks
surface form: Evenki

Russian
Sakha
locatedIn Arctic region NERFINISHED
Sakha Republic
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Olenyoksky District NERFINISHED
locatedInGeographicalRegion East Siberian Lowland
locatedOn Olenyok River NERFINISHED
partOf Far Eastern Federal District
permafrostPresence continuous permafrost
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
postalCountry Russia
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
hunting
reindeer herding
region Northern Russia
surface form: Northern Siberia
religion Russian Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
indigenous shamanistic beliefs
roadConnectionCharacteristic lacks all-season road connection to major cities
seasonalCharacteristic long cold winters and short cool summers
timeZone Yakutsk Time
traditionalHousing wooden houses
transport served by local airfield
winterTemperatureCharacteristic very low winter temperatures

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this entity surface form: Yakut
Lena River majorCityOnRiver Olenyok